On Thu, 8 May 2008 02:49:42 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

sf wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

Good lord, woman, where have you been? Popular "snack" in restaurants.
Battered and deep fried button mushrooms with a dipping sauce (usually mayo
based). Why, we've even heard of them down here in Tennessee!

Maybe it's because I don't eat in chains like Red Lobster and Olive
Garden? Sorry, not only can't I imagine them.... they don't even
sound remotely appetizing.

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On Thu, 08 May 2008 07:01:07 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Wed 07 May 2008 11:08:23p, sf told us...

On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before


You're kidding! They've been commonplace in most places I've lived. Other
favorites are breaded and deep fried zuchinni, cucumber, pepper strips,
whole green beans and others. Several restaurants we used to frequent back
in Ohio offer a mixed platter of all these goodies as an appetizer, served
with various dips. Yummy, and half healthy...the veggies, not the deep
frying.

Broccoli also.

Lou

sf wrote:
On Thu, 8 May 2008 02:49:42 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

sf wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about
fried shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

Good lord, woman, where have you been? Popular "snack" in
restaurants. Battered and deep fried button mushrooms with a dipping
sauce (usually mayo based). Why, we've even heard of them down here
in Tennessee!

Maybe it's because I don't eat in chains like Red Lobster and Olive
Garden? Sorry, not only can't I imagine them.... they don't even
sound remotely appetizing.

Hey, just because I worked at Dead Lobster doesn't mean I eat there! Olive
Garden, once. These were a snack at a local hot spot. So sorry you don't
get out much in "SF". Not like they're a new thing.

Jill

sf wrote on Thu, 08 May 2008 06:53:52 -0700:

On Wed 07 May 2008 11:08:23p, sf told us...

On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:

Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading
about fried shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

You're kidding! They've been commonplace in most places I've
lived. Other favorites are breaded and deep fried zuchinni,
cucumber, pepper strips, whole green beans and others.
Several restaurants we used to frequent back in Ohio offer a
mixed platter of all these goodies as an appetizer, served
with various dips. Yummy, and half healthy...the veggies,
not the deep frying.

I dunno. Maybe it's because I don't do appetizers unless I'm
going straight for the goodies like a plate of fried calamari.
Why fill up on vegetables and fries when you can stuff
yourself with those babies?

The only deep-fried vegetables that I eat (sparingly) are cooked
Japanese Tempura style. I've never seen mushrooms tempura and I
suppose some preliminary cooking would be needed but probably
onion rings, which I have seen, require some work other than
just frying. I may have mentioned it before but, of all tempura
vegetables, I like sweet potato best but zucchini and other
squash aren't bad. You can keep broccoli tempura but the same
applies to broccoli in most shapes and forms!

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On Thu, 8 May 2008 09:04:50 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

sf wrote:
On Thu, 8 May 2008 02:49:42 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

sf wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about
fried shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

Good lord, woman, where have you been? Popular "snack" in
restaurants. Battered and deep fried button mushrooms with a dipping
sauce (usually mayo based). Why, we've even heard of them down here
in Tennessee!

Maybe it's because I don't eat in chains like Red Lobster and Olive
Garden? Sorry, not only can't I imagine them.... they don't even
sound remotely appetizing.

Hey, just because I worked at Dead Lobster doesn't mean I eat there! Olive
Garden, once. These were a snack at a local hot spot. So sorry you don't
get out much in "SF". Not like they're a new thing.

Pull in the claws, Jill. Here's where I ate last night. No fried
vegetables there. http://www.chowfoodbar.com/park_menu.html Hubby
ordered their vegetarian tortilla soup and we split the warm chocolate
cake for dessert. He had the short ribs, I had the pork chops. We
ate upstairs in their quasi outdoor area.

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James Silverton wrote:

The only deep-fried vegetables that I eat (sparingly) are cooked
Japanese Tempura style. I've never seen mushrooms tempura and I suppose
some preliminary cooking would be needed but probably onion rings, which
I have seen, require some work other than just frying. I may have
mentioned it before but, of all tempura vegetables, I like sweet potato
best but zucchini and other squash aren't bad. You can keep broccoli
tempura but the same applies to broccoli in most shapes and forms!


I love sweet potato tempura too! I have never seen deep fried mushrooms
either, but they might make decent tempura.
I'll do tempura at home every now and again. I usually do sweet
potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, and pickled jalapeno slices. Oh, and
sometimes green beans and shrimp for the kid and for the DH.

-Tracy

Tracy wrote on Thu, 08 May 2008 10:44:04 -0400:

The only deep-fried vegetables that I eat (sparingly) are
cooked Japanese Tempura style. I've never seen mushrooms
tempura and I suppose some preliminary cooking would be
needed but probably onion rings, which I have seen, require
some work other than just frying. I may have mentioned it
before but, of all tempura vegetables, I like sweet potato
best but zucchini and other squash aren't bad. You can keep
broccoli tempura but the same applies to broccoli in most
shapes and forms!

I love sweet potato tempura too! I have never seen deep fried
mushrooms either, but they might make decent tempura.
I'll do tempura at home every now and again. I usually do
sweet potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, and pickled jalapeno
slices. Oh, and sometimes green beans and shrimp for the kid
and for the DH.

Yes, green beans aren't at all bad. Do you blanch them before
battering? I don't know much about making tempura since I only
have it in Japanese restaurants.



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James Silverton wrote:
Tracy wrote on Thu, 08 May 2008 10:44:04 -0400:

The only deep-fried vegetables that I eat (sparingly) are
cooked Japanese Tempura style. I've never seen mushrooms
tempura and I suppose some preliminary cooking would be
needed but probably onion rings, which I have seen, require
some work other than just frying. I may have mentioned it
before but, of all tempura vegetables, I like sweet potato
best but zucchini and other squash aren't bad. You can keep
broccoli tempura but the same applies to broccoli in most
shapes and forms!

I love sweet potato tempura too! I have never seen deep fried
mushrooms either, but they might make decent tempura.
I'll do tempura at home every now and again. I usually do
sweet potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, and pickled jalapeno
slices. Oh, and sometimes green beans and shrimp for the kid
and for the DH.

Yes, green beans aren't at all bad. Do you blanch them before battering?
I don't know much about making tempura since I only have it in Japanese
restaurants.



No, I don't blanch them.
I have a Japanese sister in law and she is always telling me how she
can't do tempura. It is never crispy for her. I buy a tempura mix - I
don't remember the name, but it works really well.

Tracy

sf wrote:
Good lord, woman, where have you been? Popular "snack" in
restaurants. Battered and deep fried button mushrooms with a
dipping sauce (usually mayo based). Why, we've even heard of them
down here in Tennessee!

Maybe it's because I don't eat in chains like Red Lobster and Olive
Garden? Sorry, not only can't I imagine them.... they don't even
sound remotely appetizing.

Hey, just because I worked at Dead Lobster doesn't mean I eat there!
Olive Garden, once. These were a snack at a local hot spot. So
sorry you don't get out much in "SF". Not like they're a new thing.

Pull in the claws, Jill. Here's where I ate last night. No fried
vegetables there. http://www.chowfoodbar.com/park_menu.html Hubby
ordered their vegetarian tortilla soup and we split the warm chocolate
cake for dessert. He had the short ribs, I had the pork chops. We
ate upstairs in their quasi outdoor area.

(retracting claws) Sorry, but honest to god you never heard of fried
mushrooms? It's not a "southern thing". I rarely see fried anything on
menus here, despite all the hoo-ha about everything in the south being
fried. But 30 years ago fried mushrooms were a very popular appetizer.

Jill

"sf" . wrote in message ...
On Thu, 8 May 2008 02:49:42 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

sf wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

Good lord, woman, where have you been? Popular "snack" in restaurants.
Battered and deep fried button mushrooms with a dipping sauce (usually
mayo
based). Why, we've even heard of them down here in Tennessee!

Maybe it's because I don't eat in chains like Red Lobster and Olive
Garden? Sorry, not only can't I imagine them.... they don't even
sound remotely appetizing.

They have been around places like Friday's and other chain bar/restaurants
for
twenty years. P.S. I told you Jill is an asshole. I go to read your posts,
there she
is, you have to hear about it. I told you, I told you, I TOLD you so!

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote


Fried okra is one of my favorite things. I just wasn't thinking of it in
the same group as an appetizer, but no reason not to.

This explains a LOT.

"jmcquown" wrote

(retracting claws) Sorry, but honest to god you never heard of fried
mushrooms? It's not a "southern thing". I rarely see fried anything on
menus here, despite all the hoo-ha about everything in the south being
fried. But 30 years ago fried mushrooms were a very popular appetizer.

Right there on the menu next to the fried mozzarella sticks.

I call fried mushrooms nuclear bombs because they retain heat like
nobody's business. Yikes!

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote

being fried. But 30 years ago fried mushrooms were a very popular
appetizer.

Right there on the menu next to the fried mozzarella sticks.

I call fried mushrooms nuclear bombs because they retain heat like
nobody's business. Yikes!

nancy

HOT HOT HOT!

"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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On Wed 07 May 2008 11:08:23p, sf told us...

On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before


You're kidding! They've been commonplace in most places I've lived.
Other
favorites are breaded and deep fried zuchinni, cucumber, pepper strips,
whole green beans and others. Several restaurants we used to frequent
back
in Ohio offer a mixed platter of all these goodies as an appetizer, served
with various dips. Yummy, and half healthy...the veggies, not the deep
frying.

Add deep fried pickles to the list and those are very tasty. Add sauerkraut
balls, okra, green tomatoes and some cauliflower to the list of course.
Heck, in the South, if you can cut it to bite size then batter it, flour it,
or cornmeal it and fry it, it's a hit.

Cindi


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On May 7, 10:55*pm, Blinky the Shark wrote:
Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

I don't know what kind of batter/coating you're thinking of, but I
made tempura last week with shrimp and veggies. I had white button
mushrooms on hand and some porcinis (now they're calling them "baby
bells"), so they both got the tempura treatment. They were better
than I expected, and as someone has mentioned they retained heat very
well. Can't remember if I've ever had mushrooms at a tempura bar.
-aem